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Nicol

/ˈnɪkəl/ · 99% girls · 16 born in 2025

Nicol has been given to about 2,248 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈnɪkəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,170
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nicol per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 130
  • Born in 202516
  • All time2,248
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Nicol?

Its best year was 1970, when 130 babies were given the name, ranking 1006th. The typical living American called Nicol is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Nicol

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nicole0.72
  2. Nicola0.72
  3. Nicolle0.70
  4. Nikole0.69
  5. Nikola0.69
  6. Bristol0.57
  7. Nichole0.56
  8. Nicolette0.53

Middle names for Nicol

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nicol Anne0.81
  2. Nicol Eve0.80
  3. Nicol Elizabeth0.78
  4. Nicol Catherine0.78
  5. Nicol Marie0.77
  6. Nicol Grace0.77

Sibling names for Nicol

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.82
  2. Damonbrother · 0.77
  3. Barronbrother · 0.74
  4. Georginasister · 0.74
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.73
  6. Angiesister · 0.72

Where Nicol is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nicol Anderson0.77
    2. Nicol White0.72
    3. Nicol Reyes0.72
    4. Nicol Hill0.72
    5. Nicol Hall0.72
    6. Nicol Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nicol

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.